A report published by Datamonitor has found that British and Irish investors currently own 3.81 million properties overseas and with recent figures showing that record numbers of Britons are fleeing the UK with nearly 2 million option to emigrate abroad in the last decade, this figure could well rise.

Turkey, Egypt, Morocco and Florida are top of the holiday charts this summer. As the weakness of the pound and dollar against the Euro continues to grab the headlines in the financial press, its impact on the ground can be seen in this summers holiday bookings with greater numbers of British travellers opting to head further afield to holiday abroad in the emerging overseas property markets of Turkey, Egypt and bargain basement Florida.

With Slovakia generating more interest than ever amongst skiers, this article gives you an insight into why its becoming a ski property hotspot.

Tourists are still travelling, that is the message being given out by some of the travel industry’s leading players. Despite the doom and gloom in the press and on the TV it seems that all may not be heading south in the worldwide economy.

The Egyptian Tourism Minister Zuheir Garana has announced ambitious plans to increase the number of tourism visitors to Egypt to 14 million by the end of 2011. Further investment in Egypt’s tourism sector is a good sign for investors seeking to buy property in Egypt.

The Spanish island of Tenerife’s tourism strategy is being revamped to adapt its tourist offerings to the 21st century traveller.

Rhodes in Greece is 5th best place in the world and the top place to visit in Europe with no other European destination making it into the top ten of Tripadvisors list of the world’s 100 best travel destinations.

The shift up from junk bond status to investment grade will encourage more investors into the Brazilian credit market and allow the government to raise finances on much more competitive terms. With greater economic prosperity comes an improved property market and the potential for capital growth.